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flotation

[floh-tey-shuhn] / floʊˈteɪ ʃən /


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Besides the legal question, the forecasts are more ambitious than made by underwriters of the flotation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

CEO Mensch told French parliamentarians this month that the company's best shot at independence is an eventual stock market flotation.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“As such, the key incremental takeaway from today’s announcement is less the flotation approval itself, and more the formal progression toward combined open-pit and underground operations at Mt. Marion,” says the broker.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The hardest and most "important" item to source was the yellow flotation barrels, which are like those used by the characters in the blockbuster to track the shark.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

It would play a double role: it would provide extra flotation to compensate for the vertical weight of the mast, and it would make for a slightly raised seat for me.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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